Hair-brush.



m. 674,|2|. Patented may I4, mol.,

n. J. Moumumsnv.

HAIR BRUSH.

(Application led Nov. 22, 1898.)

(Nu Model.)

l drawingsfforming a part of this specification,

-State of, Illinois, have invented new and useo'r dish-shaped recess 8. At the outer ex- 'UNITED STATES ROBERT J. MONTGOMERY, OF 011110.11610, ILLINOIS'.

sPEcIFIcAcrIoN'forming part of Letters Patent No. 674,121, dated May 14, 1901.

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Be it known that I, ROBERT J. MONTGOM- ERY, of Chicago, in the countyofpCook and ful Improvements in Hair-Brushes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descript-ion.

This' invention relates tohair-brushes in which the bristles are attached to a skeleton or open-work bristle-frame formed separate from the back of the brush and removably attached'to the same, the back of the brush having a concave or dish-like form, so as to provide an open space back of the bristleframe through which air and watermay freely circulate either during the use of the brush or when it is desired to clean the same.

This specification' is the disclosure of one form of my invention, while the claims define the actual scope thereof.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the brush. Fig. 2 is a planvview of the brush with the bristles in section on the line `2 2 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 3 3 in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary end view of the bristle-frame with parts in section on the line 4 4 in Fig. 5, and Fig. 5 isa cross-section on the line 5 5 in Fig. 4.

The backof the brush has a handle 6 and the body portion or back proper, 7, the latter having its inner face formedwith aco'ncavitytremity of the body or back proper a lug 9 is rigidly attached and engages with one end of the bristle-frame to assist in holding the bristle-frame in place. The other end of the bristle-frame is held by a dog 10, pivoted to the handle 6, opposite the lug 9, and. pressedA on by a spring 11, suitably mounted in said handle.

The bristle-frameis-formed of an integral mass of vulcanized rubber or like non-corro sive substance and comprises a series of concentric oval-shaped channels 12,rigidly joined to each other by bridge-pieces 14,`as vvshown best' in Fig. 2. The channels 12 are openv at their inner sidesthat is to say, the sides adjacent to the back of the brushand are provided at their outer sides with openings 15, (see Fig. .4,)811 rrou nded by bossesl. Through these openings and bosses are passed the tufts' 17 of bristles, which are lapped around a Wire j 18, passing through such channel, the looped or middle portions of the bristles passingv around the wires, while the end portions of the bristles are projected outward to form the rubbing-surface of the brush. When the bristles and wires are so arranged Within the several channels, the channels are filled with `a Waterproof cement or packing 18, which 4is, molded u'p in the form of an arch across each channel, so that the bristle-frame when finished is formed of approximately round members, as shown in Figs. 3'and 5. y

A brush thus constructed will be very durable and at' the same time may be cleaned and kept clean very eectively. The bristie-frame may be frequently removed from the back for the purpose of cleaning or for repair, or, if desired,v a number of bristle- .frames of different kinds may be supplied l with a single back and interchanged at will. The bristles as secured in the frame are fastened so that it is impossible to pull them out or otherwise injure them, and since no water or other moisture may penetrate to the interior of the channels there is no possibility of thev bristles rotting 'at their bases.

Various changes in t-he, form, proportions, l

and minordetails of my invention may be resorted lto without departing from, the spirit and scope thereof. Hence I do not consider myself limited tothe exact construction herein' shown, but believe that I am entitled to all such variations as come within the scope of my claims. l

Having thus described my invention,l I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patentwith a series of channels joinedto each other `at intervals by integral arms.,.openin'gsthrough the walls of the channels, bristles passing through said openings, and a waterproof filling laidin the channels to cover the f bristles.

' 2. A molded or cast skeleton bristle-hold- I 1. 'A bristle-frame for brushes constructed' IOO ed, said channels yhztving openings through theinbottom Walls and being provided with apertured bosses surrounding said openings, in combination with bristles and means for securing bristles in said channels. l

A bristle-holding frame constructed of n series of channels connected with eachother by integral bridge-pieces, openings through the Walls of Isaid chan nels, a core-wire laid in the channels, bristles passing around said core and extending through vthe openings in 'the channels.

4. A bristle-holding frame constructed of a series of channels connected with erich other by integral bridge-pieces opening through the walls of said channels, a core-wire laid in the channels, bristles passing around said core and extending through the openings-in the channels, and :t waterproof filling laid in the channels tocover the core and the bris- 2o 'apertnred bosses surrounding said openings,

core-wires laid in the channels, bristles passing through said openings and having their bases tied to the core-wires, and a wztterprooflling in the channels uniting the wires 3o and the bristles.

ROBERT J..MoNTGoMERY.

Witnesses:

WILLIE FOGG, WM. P. REGAN. 

